Registrar Can Use Single Member's Complaint As 'Source Information' For Suo-Moto Enquiry But Must Apply Independent Mind: Bombay High Court Non-Recovery Of Ticket Not Conclusive Of Being 'Ticketless Traveler'; Benefit Of Doubt In Untoward Incidents Favours Claimants: Calcutta High Court Bank Responsible For Facilitating Insurance Under Master Policy; Failure To Inform Borrower Of Rejection Constitutes Deficiency In Service: Chhattisgarh High Court Father’s Right To Interim Custody Abroad Cannot Be Denied On Speculative 'Flight Risk' Fears If Passports Are With Mother: Delhi High Court Absence Of Bodily Injuries No Ground To Disbelieve Victim In Sexual Assault Cases; Testimony Of 'Sterling' Child Witness Sufficient For Conviction: Gauhati High Court Successive Bail In Economic Offences Not A Matter Of Course; Requires Substantial Change In Circumstances: Himachal Pradesh High Court Nephews Occupying Property By Permission Are Mere Licensees, Cannot Claim Title Without Proof Of Joint Family Funds: Delhi High Court Permanent Intention To End Cohabitation Necessary For 'Desertion'; Mere Physical Separation Not Enough: Jharkhand High Court Assault During Sudden Provocation Without Premeditated Intent To Kill Not Attempt To Murder: Karnataka High Court Converts Conviction To S.325 IPC Memorandum Recording Past Oral Family Settlement Doesn't Require Registration, Can Be Used To Prove Partition: Delhi High Court Habitual Offenders Not Entitled To Suspension Of Sentence If There Is Apprehension Of Non-Availability For Other Pending Trials: Madras High Court Aadhar Cards Not Cogent Evidence To Prove Lawful Occupation Of Public Premises, Procedural Protection Under 1971 Act Not Available: Calcutta High Court GST Payment During Search via DRC-03 Cannot Be Automatically Presumed Voluntary; Retention Without Adhering To CBIC Safeguards Is Unlawful: Rajasthan HC University Cannot Backtrack From Order Extending Make-Up Exam Facility To UG Students: Orissa High Court Mere Participation In Mutual Fight Not Evidence Of Common Intention To Kill: Patna High Court Acquits Two Of Murder Conviction Supreme Court Issues Guidelines For Assessing Income In Motor Accident Claims; Says Average Of 3 Years' ITR For Self-Employed & Last Year's ITR For Salaried

(1) Rajesh Goyal ...Appellant Vs. M/s Laxmi Constructions & Ors. ...Respondents D.D 25/03/2026

Rent Control – Eviction – Finality of Judicial Orders – Abuse of Process – Restoration Application After Dismissal of SLP – Tenant directed to vacate tenanted premises on ground of non-payment of rent by orders of the Rent Authority, First Appellate Court, High Court, and finally by this Court upon dismissal of SLP, Review Petition, and Miscellaneous Application &ndas...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. OF 2026 (@ Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 27184 of 2025) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 268487

(2) Andanayyaa and Ors. ...Appellants Vs. Deputy Chief Engineer and Ors. ...Respondents D.D 25/03/2026

Land Acquisition – Re-determination of Compensation – Section 28-A – Maintainability of second application based on High Court award – Doctrine of merger – Beneficial interpretation – Held: Second application under Section 28-A based on appellate court award is maintainable – “Court” includes High Court and Supreme Court – Earlier accepta...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. ……… OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 2587–2593 of 2021) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 572347

(3) National Highways Authority of India ...Appellant Vs. Tarsem Singh and Others ...Respondents D.D 25/03/2026

Land Acquisition – National Highways Act, 1956 – Solatium and Interest – Review – Escalation of Financial Burden Not a Valid Ground – Section 3-J of the NH Act, inserted in 1997, excluded the application of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in toto to acquisitions under the NH Act, thereby denying solatium and interest to land-losers during the period 1997 to 2015 &ndash...

REPORTABLE # INHERENT/CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION REVIEW PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 2528 OF 2025 IN MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION NO. 1773 OF 2021 IN CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7064 OF 2019 (With Connected Civil Appeals) Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 377446

(4) The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Appellants Vs. Reliance Industries Ltd. and Others ...Respondents D.D 25/03/2026

Taxation – Electricity Duty – Exemption – Withdrawal – Section 5A of Bombay Electricity Duty Act, 1958 – Captive Power Generators – State Government granted exemption from electricity duty to industries generating power through captive plants by notifications from 1994, which was modified and substantially withdrawn by notifications dated 01.04.2000 and 04.04.20...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 3012–3026 OF 2010 AND CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 3027–3029 OF 2010 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 453147

(5) Sharada Sanghi and Others ...Appellants Vs. Asha Agarwal and Others ...Respondents D.D 25/03/2026

Civil Law – Execution – Objection by Third Party – Order XXI Rules 99–101 CPC – Specific Performance Decree – Appellants obtained a decree for specific performance and initiated execution – Third parties resisted delivery of possession claiming independent title through registered sale deeds of 1990 executed by a GPA holder claiming through an alleged oral...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2609 OF 2013 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 670161

(6) T S R Venkatramana ...Petitioner Vs. The Union of India and Ors. ...Respondents D.D 25/03/2026

Constitutional Law — Legislative Competence — Tolls on National Highways — Entry 23 and Entry 96 List I vs. Entry 59 List II, Seventh Schedule — Pith and Substance Doctrine — Question arose whether toll collected for use of National Highways by the National Highways Authority of India falls within Entry 59 List II (State List) or within the Union List — Held: Ap...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) DIARY NO. 72032/2025 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 07.08.2025 in WPMD No. 17492/2015 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras at Madurai] Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 584591

(7) Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited and Another ...Appellants Vs. Green Infra Wind Solutions Limited and Others ...Respondents D.D 25/03/2026

Electricity Law – Tariff Determination – State Electricity Regulatory Commission – Generation Based Incentive – Scope of Regulatory Power – The APERC factored in the GBI received by wind power GENCOs from MNRE while revising tariff under Regulation 20 of the 2015 Tariff Regulations – APTEL reversed, holding APERC had no power to amend tariff orders in the absenc...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 4495 OF 2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 887313

(8) Loganathan ...Petitioner Vs. The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. ...Respondents D.D 25/03/2026

Building Bye-Laws — Unauthorised Construction — Municipal Corporation Liability — Collusion and Connivance — Petitioner constructed a G+1 floor building without any sanctioned plan — Municipal Corporation failed to notice construction and passed demolition order only after completion of structure — Court observes that an entire one-and-a-half-storied building ge...

REPORTABLE # CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION DIARY NO. 17103/2026 IN SLP(C) NOS. 8044-8045/2025 Docid 2026 LEJ Civil SC 903735

(9) Sandeep Yadav ...Appellant Vs. Satish & Ors. ...Respondents D.D 25/03/2026

Criminal Trial – Defect in Charge – Substantial Compliance – Purpose of charge is to inform accused of case against him – Charges framed though unsigned initially and later recorded in presence of accused – Accused participated in trial and cross-examined witnesses extensively – Held: Substantial compliance satisfied – accused had full knowledge of accusat...

REPORTABLE # CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1617 OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 8035 of 2025) Docid 2026 LEJ Crim SC 890386